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22 changes: 8 additions & 14 deletions serverless/pages/get-started.mdx
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Use your ((ecloud)) account to create a fully-managed ((es)) project:

1. Navigate to [cloud.elastic.co](((ess-console))) and create a new account or log in to your existing account.

1. Within **Fully-managed projects**, choose **Create project**.

1. Within **Serverless Projects**, choose **Create project**.
1. Choose the ((es)) project type.

1. Select a **configuration** for your project, based on your use case.
- **General purpose**. For general search use cases across various data types.
- **Optimized for Vectors**. For search use cases using vectors and near real-time retrieval.

1. Provide a name for the project and optionally edit the project settings, such as the cloud platform <DocLink slug="/serverless/regions" text="region"/>.
Select **Create project** to continue.

1. Once the project is ready, select **Continue**.

You should now see **Get started with ((es))**, and you're ready to continue.
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Create an API key, which will enable you to access the ((es)) API to ingest and search data.

1. Scroll to **Add an API Key** and select **New**.
1. In **Create API Key**, enter a name for your key and (optionally) set an expiration date.
1. (Optional) Under **Control Security privileges**, you can set specific access permissions for this API key. By default, it has full access to all APIs.
1. (Optional) The **Add metadata** section allows you to add custom key-value pairs to help identify and organize your API keys.
1. Select **Create API Key** to finish.

1. In **Create an API key**, enter a name for your key and its expiration.
Select **Create API Key** to finish.

The API key is displayed as a set of values, including `id`, `name`, `expiration`, `api_key`, and `encoded`.
Store this information securely—it is displayed only once.

You will use the `encoded` value when sending API requests.
After creation, you'll see your API key displayed as an encoded string.
Store this encoded API key securely. It is displayed only once and cannot be retrieved later.
You will use this encoded API key when sending API requests.

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You can't recover or retrieve a lost API key. Instead, you must delete the key and create a new one.
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You'll send all ((es)) API requests to this URL.

1. Scroll to **Copy your connection details**.

1. Find the value for **Elasticsearch Endpoint**.

Store this value along with your `encoded` API key.
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